East End

South Australian franchise St Louis House of Fine Ice Cream and Dessert will replace the shuttered Max Brenner store on Rundle Street – the second dessert café to open in the East End since an exodus of chocolate shops from the precinct last year.

Rundle Street dessert café San Churro has re-opened, eschewing the exodus of chocolate shops from the East End in 2018 – but its new owners say a 20-storey apartment tower, to be constructed next-door in the New Year, poses an existential threat.

Popular Vardon Avenue wine retailer and bar East End Cellars is expanding its food offering with the launch of a new spring menu featuring shared plates, fresh sandwiches, and new and improved toasties.